Helmet grab sparks chaos in Emerging match
Dhaka, May 28 (UNI) The four-day match between the South Africa Emerging Team and Bangladesh Emerging Team was marred by an ugly on-field scuffle on Wednesday, with South African pacer Tshepo Ntuli physically tugging at the helmet of Bangladeshi batsman Ripon Mondol, twice, even as the umpire tried to intervene.
The shocking incident occurred at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium shortly after Ripon struck Ntuli for a straight six. As he walked over to his batting partner Mehidy Hasan, Ripon appeared to exchange glances with the bowler. Ntuli then charged at him, leading to a heated confrontation.
The two players initially shoved each other before Ntuli grabbed Ripon's helmet. On-field umpire Kamruzzaman stepped in to separate them, but Ntuli again tugged at Ripon's helmet, ignoring the umpire's attempts to calm the situation. The batsman eventually removed his helmet as tensions escalated.
Several South African players on the field did not restrain Ntuli; in fact, a couple of them appeared to charge towards Ripon, further aggravating the situation. The scuffle drew immediate and sharp reactions from the commentary box.
"This is extreme, this is unacceptable. Normally we see verbal altercations on a cricket field but we don't often see a scuffle. Ntuli struck Ripon's helmet at one point," said commentator Nabil Kaiser on air.
The tension did not end there. Just three deliveries after play resumed, Ntuli threw the ball back aggressively at Ripon after the batsman defended it, forcing Ripon to fend it off to avoid being hit.
Despite the seriousness of the incident, no immediate disciplinary action was taken. As per ICC protocol, sanctions can only be announced after the on-field umpires submit an official report. The match referee enjoys the prerogative of filing reports with both the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and Cricket South Africa (CSA), with strong disciplinary measures.
This was not the first flashpoint of the tour. Tensions had flared earlier during the one-day series in Rajshahi, where South Africa's Andile Simelane and Bangladesh's Jishan Alam were both suspended after a separate confrontation in the second one-dayer.
The ongoing four-day match is the final game of South Africa Emerging's tour. They lost the one-day series 2–1, while the first four-day match in Chattogram ended in a draw.
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